In the beginning, we would like to convey our greetings to everyone who
engages in artistic activities.
“Ichiuroko”is born as a place where artists can produce, display, sell
their art works during their stay. It used to be a nagaya (a traditional
Japanese tenement house) where ascetic monks of Seiryuji Temple lived and
now remodeled into an artistic space. Ground floor can be used as an atelier
or space for display and selling. A loft provides residential space.
We temporarily lease a whole building to short-stay artists.
Tamashima is a port town which was written as “Tamanoura” in the Manyoshu
poetry collection, and once became a historical battle field of “The Tale
of Heike.” A paper wholesaler, soybean paste factory, and sake brewery
were built in the late Edo or early Meiji period and they are still in
production.
Do you interest in breathing a fresh sensitivity into this old port town
through artistic activities? We offer a friendly welcome to artists who
are interested in staying at Ichiuroko.